The Valparaiso women's golf team closed out the 54-hole MSU/Payne Stewart Memorial in Springfield, Mo., hosted by Missouri State, on Tuesday, closing the event in tenth place.

The Crusaders shot their lowest team round of the tournament on Tuesday, closing with a round of 318 to end the three-round tournament with a cumulative score of 960, placing tenth out of the 15 competing squads. It was the lowest 54-hole score in program history. Arkansas-Little Rock claimed the team title with an 895, while UALR's Emelie Westrup shot a 218 (+2) to claim individual medalist honors.

Junior Michelle Kleckner (New Brighton, Minn./Irondale) shot Valpo's low round on Tuesday, posting a 74 to match the second-lowest round in program history. Kleckner closed the tournament with a 236 total, tying for 31^st place. Junior Kelly Voigt (Palatine, Ill./Fremd) was Valpo's top individual finisher, shooting an 81 on Tuesday to end with a 234, good for a tie for 25^th place. Both totals bested the Crusaders' previous best individual 54-hole score since the program's inception.

Junior Brianna Davy (Schererville, Ind./Lake Central) posted a score of 84 Tuesday for a final of 246, tying for 53^rd place. Junior Erika Pfaender (Pewaukee, Wis./Arrowhead) finished with a 247 after shooting a 79 on Tuesday to tie for 56^th place, while freshman Sibil Gill (Kokomo, Ind./Western) closed in a tie for 82^nd place with a 263 after a final-round 89.

Valparaiso closes its 2012 fall schedule next week at the Dayton Invitational. The two-day event is scheduled to start on Monday, Oct. 22.